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Library, U of O 9 ,í j. VOLÍ'ME 30, NUMBER 39 Brush Fire Stopped With Little Damage 10c COPY VERNONIA. COLUMBEA COUNTY, OREGON PHONE 191 Driver Training Car Delivered Lights at Field Get Go Ahead At a meeting of five men Tie- j day evening at the high school, an understanding was reached | that may solve the problem of i installing the athl tic field lights, I which have been under discus- I sion for several weeks. Thus • present, who were Con me Anderson, Eugene Dove, Jim | Davies, Paul Gordon and Glen | Hawkins, were informed that i West Oregon Electric has of fered to underwrite the cost of installation of the poles and lights. That information was voiced by Gordon who represent ed the Cooperative board of di rectors and the offer is backed ; by a resolution adopted by that board at its last meeting. The offer of the cooperative serves as an answer to a mis understanding some have had concerning completion of the lighting project. It is Ilk ly that the job of dig ging holes for the poles will be done by mechanical equipment. Anderson indicated that the O-A would donate pole crossarm* in order to reduce cost of the pro ject. Fire Trucks, Trail Work Prevents Big Spread of Blaze A brush fire, which broke away Sunday afternoon, was st pped iter that dav by state I restry fire trucks, a Crown Zellerbach truck and city fire trucks along with extra labor engag 'd to pi-e x'nt its spread to any great ex tent. The fire covered between two and a half and three actes "-i the George Wells an! Ed Cu.- bertson property in West River view. The fire is believed to hav • started from stump-burning ac tivity on the Wells place, al though the stump fire was thought to be out. No permit c vered the burning. A bull dozer was brought in to trail th? fire. State forestry officials indicated Tuesday that over 450 permits ave been issued so far this sea son in the county and that none have gone beyond the permit area. Forestry department ac tion has been necessary on two permit fires to assist in holding them within the boundaries al lowed by the permits. I HIGH SCHOOL students enrolled to the capacity of the class to take the new driver training course, which started this week following delivery of the training car last Thursday morning. Superintendent Eugene Dove, left and S'd Scrensen, center, who instructs the class, accepted the delivery from Jim Davies. Twenty-four students have enrolled. The car is furnished by courtesy of the Vernonia Auto company. Lions Tally 24-2 Win On Logger Field Friday Senator to Talk For Eisenhower Last Friday evening the Ver nonia Logger gridmen went down to defeat before the offensive machine of th- visiting St. Helens C’ne of the original backers of I Lions on the local field by the G neral Eisenhower for presi one-sided score of 25-2. This is dent, Senator Saltenstall of the first tim ? in 12 years that the Massachusetts, is scheduled to locals have be n defeated on the speak four times in Columbia local field by the visiting Lions. St. Helens won the toss start county on the date of Thursday, October 2. Word of the sena ing this annual rivalry between tor’s visit here was released on th? two squads and proce ded to Monday by C. R. Hallberg, Rai tally three TD's in the first half. nier, chairman of the county Re The Lions first score occurred when a Logger pass was inter publican central committee. cepted on their own 25 and went The senator will appear at the Scappoose school to speak from around '’nd for th? tally. Again 9:30 to 10.30 a m. Oth-r speak in the first period the Lions ing dates that day will be: St. intercepted another Loggers toss Helens Plaza 11 a.m. to noon; and scored from the locals' 28 Rainier city hall 2:30 to 3:30 making the score 12-0 at the end p - and Clatskanie ball park 5 of the first quart, r. The third score for the visitors to f p.m. came in the second quarter when the Loggers were forced to punt on the fourth down to the Lions 46 where Poff, St. Helens back, ran th- ball 54 yards under ex cellent blocking by his team M.ss Sharon Magoff, 1952 grad mates for the TD. End of the half revealed an 18-0 lead in fav uate of Vernonia high school, now registered at Pacific Uni or of the Lions. versity, Forest Grove, placed in the national upper 10 per cent of fresnman students taking the English aptitude test given Sept ember 13. Miss Magoff was one of 12 Services will take place at the students placing in the highest Evangelical U. B. church this 10 percent of students all over afternoon, Thursday, at 2 p.m. the nation who have taken the for Mrs. Mabel Blackwell who examination. One hundred pass-d away September 20 after twenty-one other Pacific Univer a shqrt illness. Sh? was stricken sity freshmen took the test. about 6 a m. Friday morning at High Place in Test Earned Lincoln Teacher Taken by Death St. Helens’ final score occurred in the fourth quart-r when Lusby fumbled a Lion punt on his own 15-yard line which was fought for, but recovered by the Lions in the Logger end zone for a TD and a total of 24 points. Vernonia’s two-point saf.ty took place in the fourth period wh»n a Logger punt rolled out of bounds on the visitors seven yard stripe. A bad pitch out by a Lion back sent the ball going back into and out of the end zone. Final score at game end, 24-2. The Loggers this week began practice in blocking and tackling, which was rather poor Fiiday night, for the coming weeks gam with the Seaside eleven. The Gulls, who the locals beat in the jamboree, have improved much since the start of the s-ason and w re only defeated 13-6 by the Rainier Columbians last week. The Loggers on the other hand will be without the services of quarterback Fulton and possibly Homer Fuller who are sidelin d with injuries. Francis Crowston will possibly work out of the quarterback slot Saturday after noon. Vernonia will journey to the coast town for the contest, which will take place Saturday after noon at 1:30 standard time. Other wise the game will take place at 2:30 daylight time. Reason for the day game is because of the Gulls having no lighted field this season. TIME CHANGE SLATED SUN. Contractor Starts Line Construction Transmission Line To Connect Vernonia, Sunset Substation* Work on the West Oregon Electric contract for construct. '- of a transmission line from th" Vernonia to Sunset Juction sub station was started this week, by Walton-Brown Electrical Con tractor, a Salem firm. The award of the contract was made rec nr ly by the Cooperative for th figure of $95,575, about $19.00 • less than the next highest btdde The line between the two sub stations will be 34.5 KV and wi«’ be 13.3 miles in length. Also ui eluded in the contract is 3.8 mile» of loop distribution feeder I uk on the Johnson road. The trans, mission line, wh-n completed tu Sunset, will also carry the pn st nt distribution system on-Tim ber route. The contract work started this week is scheduled for rumple tion in 90 working days. Former Resident RESTRICTIONS ! Gym Completion Claimed by Death EASED WED. Assured Soon The restriction on logging that has been in effect for the past few day* io close down opera tion in this county was revoked at midnight lait night in zones 1 and 2. Word that the restric tion was to be lifted was received at the Pittsburg Guard station Wednesday by Burrell E. Birch, warden. The not’ce he received indicated that the restriction in zone 3, which includes the Tillamook burn, is still in effect. | | I | 1 Health Council Approves Survey Plans for a health survey in Columbia county were approved by the county h-alth council at its meeting earlier tins month, according to Mrs. Earl Chartrey, Clatskanie, council chairman. Purpose of the survey will be to determine the health condition and h'-alth needs in the county. This information will be used as the basis for a health education program. Reports of three committees set up several months ago to investigate the survey and to plan methods whereby it might be ac complished were approved. While work in preparing for the survey is proceeding immedi ately the survey itself is not ex pected to be conducted until some time early in 1953. Applications Up For Old Age Insurance Payments permits those who retire this year to have recent wages used immediately in figuring the amount of their benefit payments. If they have one and a half years of work cover 'd by the law aftir 1950, it is no longer necessary for those retiring in 1952 to com? back six months later in order to have such wages included in the computation of their benefit amount. Another provision of the amended law, Cummins points out, is of special importance to self-employed people over 65 who retired or who plan to retire this year Before the passage of the amendments their earnings for the year in which the application was fil'd could not be used to figure their old-age benefit pay ments. Now. a self-employed person who applies for and re ceives old-age benefits this year may re-apply after the close of his taxable year and have his 1952 earnings used in refiguring his monthly benefit payments. Funeral services were read Monday morning at Tillamook The completion of work on the for Mrs, Theolinda Strong who- high school gym has been as died last Friday in a Tillamook sured for next week by the con hospital after a two month’s ill ness. Graveside services were tractor in charg“, Eugene E. Dove, high school superintendent, at 4 p.m. at the Vernonia Memorial cemetery. said Wednesday morning, so that She was born in Quebec Sept students can make use of tha‘. ember 25, 1877 and died Septet» part of the building week after ber 19, 1952 at the age of 75 next. There was indication also Wed- years less six days. She came to nesday that the work would be Springfield. Mass, at the age done because men installing the 17 years and was married to accoustical ceiling were placing Harry Strong April 16, 1961. She the last of the tile at that time lived in Vernonia from 1924 un and installation of gym lights til 1946 when she moved to Tillamook on the death of Mi was also being made. Work on the ceiling has de Strong. She is survived by one sister, layed the finish of work on the Mrs. Helen Wood, of Vancouver, gym floor and bleachers. The first student body meeting B.C.; three children, Mr*. Les this year will take place this Johnson of Tillamook. Mrs. D. R. week, but students will go to the | Brown of Pendleton and Dwight Washington school auditorium to Strong of Vernonia; seven grand- assemble. Before their next children and one great grand meeting is necessary the high child. school will be completed. More library equipment was received yesterday, but there is more to come so that full use of that room is not yet possible. The school laundry is ready for use and instruction in the use of Vacancies which arose durmr equipment was given students the past few days on the teaching Wednesday. staff of the grad» schools were filled earlier this week one <>< them permanently, Sup"rm*m dent Paul A. Gordon said Wni nesday morning. Miss Lenore Kizer is instruct- ing the Lincoln school first grad- to fill the vacancy which aonee The Baby Logger*, showing their big brothers up, defeated with the death of Mrs. Mabe- the St. Helens JV’s on the latter’s Blackwell. Mrs. Paul Sister sub stituted two days for W. F. Mac turf 12-0 Monday afternoon. Vernonia, after a scoreless first Donald, who was ill early Chi' half, started their offensive gear week. At Washington, Mrs. Grac- rolling in the second period and Hendrickson has joined the Mui' accounted for the two TD’s. Both of the local’s scores were made as first grade teacher to xerv? by Billy Braun who skirted the during the school term. Vacant Teaching Places Filled Junior Loggers Defeat Saints 1 her home. Grade schools will close at 1:35 At a hunter s nance dated Oc- this afternoon so that teachers t ter 11 at Birkenfeld. the hunter may attend the rites. Busses will ; who exhibits the largest rack of leave at that time to take stu More than twier the usual num hons from a deer killed the first dents to th ir homes. The high , 10 days of the season will be school will dismiss for the after ber of people applied for old- age insurance payments during presented a prize. The dance noon at 1:45. Mrs. Blackwell was born July July, according to Evcrell Cum will be sponsored by Vernonia 11, 1888 and death came at the mins, field representative of the Aer», FOE. age of 64 years. She had been a Portland office. teacher in the Vernonia school Cummins credits the sharp rise system for nine years and had to the fact that a number of instructed previously at Marsh people now applying for old-age I land and also in Washington insurance have completed a year county. The service here will be Tus summer's session of day- followed by a short service and and a half of work aft-r 1950. lig.'.t saving time is scheduled vault entombment at Pendleton. This, he explains, makes it pos to change to the standard setting Surviving are: her daughter, sible for them to have their bene of clocks Sunday morning, Sept Mrs. Cecil Huff and two brothers. fits figured under the new for ember 28, when the reading Wilb?r Reynolds of Long Creek j mula which O< an be us d only when a person has one and a shojld be set back one hour. and Samuel of Eagle Point. half years of covered work after To mak: the change according 1950. In most cases, the use of tc the manPcr prescribed, the this formula gives a higher clock setting should be done at Combat Form* Here 1:59 a.m on the 28th. Who desig Vet-rans who saw actual com- ' monthly benefit to a retired nated this particular date and bat in Korea may apply for com worker than would be possible bat pay here now. Application if his earnings before 1951 were hour would probably be difficult blanks are available at the Ver used in figuring his average to determine, but it is likely that Fmland figured it out when nonia Insurance office from Bill monthly wage. Horn. Applicants must have people there decided early this Cummins anticipates a further summer to change to fast time served with a combat unit and increase in the number of 65- regardless of Governor McKay's have been under hostile fire to year-old applicants because of a be eligible for combat pay. n?w provision in the law which proclamation to the contrary- Horns to Win Prize THURSDAY. SEPT. 23. I*?'. Lion ends. The JV’s blocking and tackling along with their will to win was the drciding factor in the game Monday. THOSE WHO ARE IN IT ... Leaders Select County Officers A2/C George Bellingham, Bir kenfdd, is stationed at Wbeetu' Field, Tripoli, Libya. He writes that the weather there » wry hot. Mrs. Alta Janes. Deer Island, was re-elected president of the Columbia county 4-H leaders as sociation at their meeting in St. Helen* on September 20. Mrs. Inger Ashley, Mist, was re-elected vice-president and Mr*. Evelyn Heath, Vernonia, secretary. The group voted to adopt the proposed constitution for the state 4-H leaders, association which has been referred to each county association in Oregon for approval. Cpl. Lonnie Justice, «on of Mr and Mrs. Charles Justice, ar rived h»re September 15 to begu a 30 day furlough after returamz from 18 months sp nt oversea* For eight month* of that time he was in Japan and the rrmanin. 10 months in Korea where be saw action at the front. When he reports for duty agaan he will go to Ft. Lewi* far as signment for his r mainmg yea: of service before being rtigAi' for discharge.
